Telegram-herald., 1887-04-27
LAMAR'S GRAFTON
An Eloquent Trlbuts - tne
Memory OF Calhoun.
TIE CHARLESTON STATUE UNVEILED.
a Distinguished Asssn1biage Present
-SlGesy Declared 70 Rave Beer
Uphsi5 81 the FGnoamsntzi
"a. Of ths Unioh.

CHARIEsTos, :. G., April 26--Calhoun
Day" broke bright aud bsaalfai. At al
szrly hour sress tnFongs began . gather
along The line Of march of The grand mill
tzFy and civic professions. which preceded
tae unYellng ceremonies. Nearly Al the
chief men u the Slzte aud many prominent
visitors from abroad we're here.
At4 few minutes pas. 1 o'clock the un-
yelling services began. The statue Was az
yelled ov taifty-two y0uag ladies' clad Ia
white. y ho occupied tie pedestal. Alter al
artillery salute. Secretary LAMAR began bis
address. Ills Ofztion-An elaborate and slO-
guent ranegyre - vss a comprehensive
analysis Of the character Of Ar. Calhoun,
2ad brilliant portrayal 0f bis character "a
a statesman. Il dellnsated the social, moral
and intellectual traits which rendered him
a nlsjesue figure, master mind among his
followers. After a full exposition OF Dir,
Cain0un's state rights ideas sni nuilihca-
ton doctrine the orator declared that nal-
hucatiOn did not mean secession, that II
had Ia il not one element OF dlsunion and
that the controversy over South Carolina's )
nalllncalion movement closed By CON-
promise act which repealed the Odious tar
law that CalhOrn's state had nullihed.
More than this. Andrew Jackson. the man
Of iron will and pitiless purpose, in the face
OF his proclamation, signed the act that
swept away from the statute book the en-
actment which south Carolina, In her as
serted sovereignty, had declared uncon-
stitutiOnai, null, void ana imperative
IN her limits. OF Mr.. Calhouu's
attitude toward slavery, the orator de-
clared that the great Carolinean never en-
ser.Ained or expressed sentiment respect
ing the constitutional status of slavery IN
the States thar was not entertained and ex-
pressed by Henry Clay. Daniel Webster,
John Quincy Adams and all the eminent
statesmen of his time. Calhoun held with
them ali that slavery was an institution OF
society in the States, sanctioned and upheld
by the constitution, protected and enforced
even upon the States where slavery did not
exist by the fundamental law of the Union.
Secretary Lamar. in his peroration, cd
dressing himself 10 the ladies' Of
the South Carolina Association, declared
that il was well that this
monumental statue had been erected on
South Carolina's soil. through the instru-
mentality OF her own fair daughters. CAL
houns life WAS one uninterrupted homage
To woman. His Just fame and great namo
were the fruits OF her social system, and il
will be her glory when succeeding genera
tons shall learn and appreciate the lessons
of political truth taught by him. and shall
inhale mis- pure spirit of patriotism, his ex-
inspired ny the honor. fidelity, courage and
purity of life, which rooted themselves in
the soul OF the man whose statue South
Carolina women have erected.
The Speaker finished his peroration at
4:3O y. M. being frequently interrupted by
the cheers and enthusiasm of bis audience.
Odes written by Miss Ch.eseborough and
Mrs. Margaret Fuller were read and the
crowd quietly dispersed. Everything
passed of pleasantly and the military or
ganizatiOns tonight are celebrating the oc
casion in festivities in their respective
armories and halls.
The statue was designed by MI. Albert
4. Harrisch. of Rome. and was cast at the
celebrated Michele foundry there. II IS
fourteen feet in height and represents Cal
houn about TO address the Senate. l
rests on huge base OF granite 45 feet higa.
His cloak Is reproduced on the chair beside
him. The statue represents the Senator
with one hand raised and tire index finger
emphasizing his remarks The allegorical
figures ABOUT the base OF the statue are
Truth, Justice, the Constitution-History.
On January - 1854. eleven ladies met in
Charleston TO devise means Tor raising
money for the erection of a statue Of Cal
houn. An association wss formed and SUBJ
scriDtion papers distributed. In 1850 the
fund had reached SO 900. ON the night OF
the burning of Columbia Mrs. ". A. snow
den. treasurer of the association, fed from
that city 10 Charleston with the money
SpTed in the folds OF her dress. The COS. Of
the statue was S44,OO0 leaving over $1,000
still on hand to the credit OF the Monument
association.